All Outputs (65)

Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status (2014)
Journal Article
Timmons, S., Coffey, F., & Vezyridis, P. (2014). Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 28(2), 214-228. https://doi.org/10.1108/jhom-10-2012-0203

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of lean methods in an Emergency Department (ED) and the role of the professions in this process. Design/methodology/approach Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with ED staff... Read More about Implementing lean methods in the Emergency Department: The role of professions and professional status.

Implementing an emergency department information system: an Actor-Network Theory case study (2014)
Journal Article
Vezyridis, P., & Timmons, S. (2014). Implementing an emergency department information system: an Actor-Network Theory case study. International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation, 6(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijantti.2014010102

Information and communication technologies (ICT) are increasingly used in healthcare settings. Despite their technical robustness, their implementation has not always been straightforward. This is a case study of the implementation of a clinical info... Read More about Implementing an emergency department information system: an Actor-Network Theory case study.

Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience (2012)
Journal Article
Vezyridis, P., Timmons, S., & Wharrad, H. J. (2012). Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 30(10), 540–546. https://doi.org/10.1097/NXN.0b013e3182573b04

This article explores the reactions of nurses toward the implementation of an emergency department information system. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 22 nurses, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results suggest that d... Read More about Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience.

Going paperless at the emergency department: A socio-technical study of an information system for patient tracking (2011)
Journal Article
Vezyridis, P., Timmons, S., & Wharrad, H. (2011). Going paperless at the emergency department: A socio-technical study of an information system for patient tracking. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 80(7), 455-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.04.001

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' attitudes and reflection on the transformation of their workpractices after the implementation of an Emergency Department Information System (EDIS). Methods: A qualitative study using intervie... Read More about Going paperless at the emergency department: A socio-technical study of an information system for patient tracking.

Building and sustaining collaboration in cross sector e-learning development (2010)
Book Chapter
Timmons, S., Wharrad, H., Vezyridis, P., Randle, J., Lymn, J., & Bath-Hextall, F. (2010). Building and sustaining collaboration in cross sector e-learning development. In A. Bromage, L. Clouder, J. Thistlethwaite, & F. Gordon (Eds.), Interprofessional e-learning and collaborative work: practices and technologies. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-889-0.ch014

This chapter will focus on the process of building and sustaining collaborative reusable e-learning object development across three educational sectors, Higher Education (HE), the UK National Health Service (NHS) and Further Education (FE) Colleges,... Read More about Building and sustaining collaboration in cross sector e-learning development.